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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for The PwC Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice comprises of over 200 partners and staff. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol, our consultants focus on life, non life, banking and non insurance, led by a twelve strong partner team headed by Charles Garnsworthy. This makes us the largest insurance practice within the large accounting firms. Our roles in London are based in our flagship More London Riverside office where we moved to in early 2011. The London team is the largest of the AIMS offices, with opportunities to work both across the UK and abroad in Europe or globally. AIMS is planning to expand significantly against a background of high client demand for actuarial services, driven in part by Solvency II where we are recognised as one of the leaders in the development of best practice in the UK. Our ambition is to grow to a sustainable 300 people by 2013/14. Our clients include a number of the leading UK insurers and European multinationals, such as Aegon, Axa, JP Morgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Liberty Syndicates and LMIE, Old Mutual, Phoenix, Prudential, RBS and more. AIMS strategy firmly looks beyond Solvency II implementation to establish sustainable growth and reinforce our market-leading position. We continue to invest in core areas of our life insurance work including financial reporting, corporate restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, financial modelling, enterprise risk management. A significant and increasing amount of our work is coming from Continental Europe. AIMS plays a leading role in the 800 strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide, We have a strong sense of culture developed over our 30 year history. We work in a friendly, positive and vibrant atmosphere, where people are encouraged to take responsibility at an early stage and proactively develop their career. We seek to develop accomplished consultants, not just technically strong actuaries. This means exposure to a wide range of project situations, often working with specialists from other disciplines within PwC such as Transaction Services, Regulatory, Risk Advisory, Corporate Finance, Business Recovery/Restructuring, Forensics, Tax, Accounting and Internal Audit. The individuals recruited would have a strong background either as a recognised strong life consultant or from successfully delivering significant actuarially related projects from within the life industry. In recognition of the need to invest in future growth of the practice, we are looking for individuals who not only have demonstrated relevant technical skills and experience, but who also have the potential with development support to lead on key client accounts and product areas, using strong relationship and people management skills. PwC offer an unparalleled development framework which not only ensures our consultants have strong technical experience, but also supports wider softer skills which are vital to success with our clients. We will ensure that the successful candidates will have a tailored development plan, which will enable progression to more senior levels within the practice in a relatively short timescale. About the role PwC is seeking Consultants from a life insurance background to join their UK Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice. On a day-to-day basis the candidate will lead, manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments, and act as the clients main point of day-today contact on assignments. The candidate will be actively involved in the development of new and existing client relationships and is expected to maintain a strong personal profile internally in PwC and externally in the market to seek out new business opportunities. We would expect the successful candidates to take an active role in the strategic management and running of the practice and lead on one our core product areas or be involved as lead actuarial account driver on one of our major UK life insurance clients. Requirements The successful candidate will: Have hold Degree Be a fully qualified Actuary Have spent most of their career to date in the life insurance market, either within a company or a consultancy Have a wider commercial awareness, including the understanding of wider business issues Have experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, market consistent techniques & financial modelling, ICAs, Solvency II or risk management are particularly relevant, reflecting the future growth of our practice. Personal Qualities: Have strong oral, listening and written communication skills. Have the potential to develop strong people management, client handling and development skills, including inter-personal sensitivity and influencing skills. Have demonstrated an aptitude to develop good client/internal client handling skills, including relationship-building skills that lead to increased consulting opportunities. Have strong project and financial management skills. The ability to deliver to budget and within timescales is an important skill. We are looking for people with a flexible attitude and the ability to multi-task effectively. Have strong technical, problem identification and analytical skills, most likely with at least one specialist area of experience. Be commercial, with the ability and experience of working within a broader insurance environment, and with vision as to developments at our clients and opportunities for consulting business. Be strongly committed to both personal and corporate success. Be self-motivated, in particular taking responsibility for personal development in technical and broader consulting skills. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us.

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for PwC is currently looking for experienced regulatory professionals to join its ever-growing Financial Services Consulting practice, specifically within the Managing Regulatory Change team, at the Consultant/Manager grade. The Managing Regulatory Change team provides solutions to PwC's clients by helping them anticipate, understand and manage the unprecedented level of regulatory change that is occurring, in the UK and globally. To join the team you must have the potential to work closely with client staff at all levels, working closely with them to help the client adapt to regulatory change by interpreting regulatory expectations in a commercial and strategic manner. This role will appeal to someone who is interested in being at the forefront of how the largest and most complex financial services institutions operate and adapt to change. The role will require certain key skills and requirements, which include, amongst others: Indicatively, the role will require certain key skills and requirements, which include, amongst others: Being passionate about client service. Being able to build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders. Demonstrating flexibility and taking responsibility for getting things done. Being a team player that leads and contributes to team success. Taking personal responsibility for delivering quality work in compliance with PwC's policies, procedures and regulatory standards. The role will be based in London; however as a result of the wide variety of clients and projects, you may be required to work in all parts of the UK and continental Europe, sometimes at short notice and sometimes over lengthy periods of time. About the role PwC helps organisations around the world measure their financial performance and improve the way they work. Our clients range from public and private companies to governments and charities. And we're ambitious to grow both our traditional areas of strength and those we're fast expanding into so as to be the iconic financial services firm. If you're serious about a career in business, we don't believe anyone else could give you a better start. Regulatory Consulting is one of PwC's fastest growing areas and there are plans to treble its revenues over the next four years. Join us in this expansion and you will be delivering practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results. The roles and opportunities are diverse and will continue to evolve as we help clients overcome the challenges they face in today's uncertain world. As a Consultant/Manager, you will be encouraged to continuously develop your career and grow within the team. By choosing PwC you will have a rewarding, challenging, stimulating career with an impressive list of clients. You will receive quality training that covers both technical and soft' skills and will work in an environment where you will be encouraged to be dynamic and imaginative with the emphasis always on serving clients' needs. Requirements The following skills are required for this role: Essential skills: Degree educated or equivalent. Excellent communication skills, specifically in negotiating with and influencing others. Excellent presentation skills. Excellent organisational skills. Experience in leading teams; respecting and valuing all people and encouraging different perspectives. Experience in building internal and external relationships and networks. The ability to stay abreast of regulatory developments driving the industry and key issues affecting regulated firms so as to anticipate and understand the impact of such developments on clients. The confidence and skill to interpret and discuss governance and regulatory principles with senior stakeholders. The ability to identify and address risk management issues. The ability to plan and deliver work against tight deadlines. The ability to manage budgeting, resourcing, billing and compliance considerations. Relevant experience: Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retail & commercial banking, asset management, or insurance. A good grasp of the current issues faced by regulated firms. Experience with helping manage large, complex projects as part of a team. Experience of managing and developing team members. Desirable skills: Relevant professional qualifications are desirable but not essential. * Previous consulting experience desirable but not essential. Our Competencies At PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'. These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency. You can also find out more about our competencies by following the below link. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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Fragomen LLP Don't show me jobs from Fragomen LLP

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£0 to £0 per year

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Full time

Fragomen is the leading provider of corporate immigration services and solutions around the world. Founded in 1951 in the United States, Fragomen now has 35 offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas with over 1,500 professionals worldwide. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Consultant to join the firm. You will work as part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Coordination team in our London office. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to: * Case management of client instructions in assigned countries * Liaising with Co-Counsel and client parties * Creating pre-invoice notes and providing purchase orders to the vendor * Responding to pre-instruction enquiries and liaising with co-counsel * Drafting emails to client parties * Drafting and researching country processes and procedures * Reviewing expiry date reports and actioning renewals * Identifying and escalating matters to managers and/or CSMs attention * Maintenance of proprietary material in firm's KMS (Knowledge Management System) * Attending training courses in order to develop relevant technical knowledge, techniques and skills * Researching corporate clients' markets by industry/sector * Researching and benchmarking performance of external co-counsel To be shortlisted for the role candidates must: * Demonstrate expert proficiency in word processing, Internet and email systems * Be able to act under instruction with limited supervision * Be able to plan workload, meet deadlines and priorities * Keep abreast of current affairs * Maintain confidentiality Fluently of another language would be a significant advantage. To apply, please email your cover letter and CV by no later than Friday 1 June 2012. Direct Applicants Only No Agencies

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for The PwC Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice comprises of over 200 partners and staff. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol, our consultants focus on life, non life, banking and non insurance, led by a twelve strong partner team headed by Charles Garnsworthy. This makes us the largest insurance practice within the large accounting firms. Our roles in London are based in our flagship More London Riverside office where we moved to in early 2011. The London team is the largest of the AIMS offices, with opportunities to work both across the UK and abroad in Europe or globally. AIMS is planning to expand significantly against a background of high client demand for actuarial services, driven in part by Solvency II where we are recognised as one of the leaders in the development of best practice in the UK. Our ambition is to grow to a sustainable 300 people by 2013/14. Our clients include a number of the leading UK insurers and European multinationals, such as Aegon, Axa, JP Morgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Liberty Syndicates and LMIE, Old Mutual, Phoenix, Prudential, RBS and more. AIMS strategy firmly looks beyond Solvency II implementation to establish sustainable growth and reinforce our market-leading position. We continue to invest in core areas of our life insurance work including financial reporting, corporate restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, financial modelling, enterprise risk management. A significant and increasing amount of our work is coming from Continental Europe. AIMS plays a leading role in the 800 strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide, We have a strong sense of culture developed over our 30 year history. We work in a friendly, positive and vibrant atmosphere, where people are encouraged to take responsibility at an early stage and proactively develop their career. We seek to develop accomplished consultants, not just technically strong actuaries. This means exposure to a wide range of project situations, often working with specialists from other disciplines within PwC such as Transaction Services, Regulatory, Risk Advisory, Corporate Finance, Business Recovery/Restructuring, Forensics, Tax, Accounting and Internal Audit. The individuals recruited would have a strong background either as a recognised strong life consultant or from successfully delivering significant actuarially related projects from within the life industry. In recognition of the need to invest in future growth of the practice, we are looking for individuals who not only have demonstrated relevant technical skills and experience, but who also have the potential with development support to lead on key client accounts and product areas, using strong relationship and people management skills. PwC offer an unparalleled development framework which not only ensures our consultants have strong technical experience, but also supports wider softer skills which are vital to success with our clients. We will ensure that the successful candidates will have a tailored development plan, which will enable progression to more senior levels within the practice in a relatively short timescale. About the role PwC is seeking Consultants from a life insurance background to join their UK Actuarial & Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice. On a day-to-day basis the candidate will lead, manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments, and act as the clients main point of day-today contact on assignments. The candidate will be actively involved in the development of new and existing client relationships and is expected to maintain a strong personal profile internally in PwC and externally in the market to seek out new business opportunities. We would expect the successful candidates to take an active role in the strategic management and running of the practice and lead on one our core product areas or be involved as lead actuarial account driver on one of our major UK life insurance clients. Requirements The successful candidate will: * Have hold Degree * Be a fully qualified Actuary * Have spent most of their career to date in the life insurance market, either within a company or a consultancy * Have a wider commercial awareness, including the understanding of wider business issues * Have experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, market consistent techniques & financial modelling, ICAs, Solvency II or risk management are particularly relevant, reflecting the future growth of our practice. Personal Qualities: * Have strong oral, listening and written communication skills. * Have the potential to develop strong people management, client handling and development skills, including inter-personal sensitivity and influencing skills. * Have demonstrated an aptitude to develop good client/internal client handling skills, including relationship-building skills that lead to increased consulting opportunities. * Have strong project and financial management skills. The ability to deliver to budget and within timescales is an important skill. We are looking for people with a flexible attitude and the ability to multi-task effectively. Have strong technical, problem identification and analytical skills, most likely with at least one specialist area of experience. * Be commercial, with the ability and experience of working within a broader insurance environment, and with vision as to developments at our clients and opportunities for consulting business. * Be strongly committed to both personal and corporate success. * Be self-motivated, in particular taking responsibility for personal development in technical and broader consulting skills. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

Job term

Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for The Financial Services Risk group within Consulting at PwC advises leading financial services organisations on a wide variety of risk and capital management issues. These range from regulatory requirements such as Basel III and Solvency II, to operational assignments such as defining and setting risk appetite and embedding risk management through the organisation. We have a number of roles available in our rapidly growing practice. We are seeking individuals at consultant grade, based in London and on client sites, focussing on valuation and risk analytics (VRA). The valuation and risk analytics team focuses on the following client propositions: Valuing financial instruments for clients Performing model validation for valuation models across different asset classes Developing tools and models that can be used for independent price verification teams Reviewing and validating VaR methodologies Reviewing and validating counterparty risk exposure methodologies and associated fair value adjustments (CVA / DVA) Developing stress testing methodologies including aggregation for market risk Defining hedging strategies using derivative instruments and demonstrating their effectiveness to manage risk The role we are seeking to recruit for is to work alongside a Senior Consultant and the VRA team to develop capabilities across the above propositions by developing methodologies, tools and models to improve clients' current practices. About the role We provide a full suite of risk and capital management services covering the full range of risk disciplines, assisting our clients in: Risk management frameworks and operations: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business, and building the infrastructure to support the delivery of risk management in the business Risk regulation: Understanding and responding to risk-related regulatory developments Risk quantification, valuation, and modelling: Leveraging quantitative tools and techniques to support business decisions Risk technology: Design and implementation of technology to support the timely and effective management of risk Specialist risk disciplines: Design and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes relating to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and insurance risk, as well as capital management This role is focussed on risk quantification & modelling, although wider experience in risk management will prove advantageous. At consultant grade, the role consists of delivering projects for the client as part of a team, and may include leading small teams. Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate that they can manage multiple tasks and projects. The candidates would also need to have the capacity to take on greater responsibilities as they develop within the firm. They should be of an inquisitive mindset and interested in constantly updating and developing their professional and technical skills. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? No, except on occasion Amount of time client based EUR" approximately 75% Opportunity for job sharing? No Need to travel/overnight stays away from home EUR" Yes, as required by the engagement Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes, within reason Amount of time PwC office based EUR" approximately 25% Requirements The candidate is likely to have a post graduate degree (MSc or PhD) in a mathematical, engineering, science or business discipline. Accountancy/finance qualification desirable. A track record in risk quantification & modelling, with experience in one or more of the following areas: * Products within Equities, Rates and FX, Commodities or Credit; * Numerical techniques such lattice construction, Monte-Carlo simulation, Finite Differences or optimisation; or * Risk management, such as trading limit frameworks, VaR, counterparty exposure or portfolio management. Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retails & commercial banking, or insurance. Previous consulting experience desirable but not essential A basic understanding of the role of risk management in helping an organisation achieve its business goals. Effective communication and presentation skills. Good interpersonal skills to support working with colleagues and clients. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for Risk Consulting at PwC advises leading financial services organisations on a wide variety of risk and capital management issues. These range from regulatory requirements such as Basel III and Solvency II, to operational assignments such as defining and setting risk appetite and embedding risk management through the organisation. We have a number of roles available in our rapidly growing practice. We are seeking individuals at consultant grade, based in London and on client sites, focussing on operational risk to join our Governance and Operational Risk group, within Risk Consulting. About the role We provide a full suite of risk and capital management services covering the full range of risk disciplines, assisting our clients in: Risk management frameworks and operations: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business, and building the infrastructure to support the delivery of risk management in the business Risk regulation: Understanding and responding to risk-related regulatory developments Risk quantification, valuation, and modelling: Leveraging quantitative tools and techniques to support business decisions Risk technology: Design and implementation of technology to support the timely and effective management of risk Specialist risk disciplines: Design and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes relating to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and insurance risk, as well as capital management This role is focussed on operational risk, although wider experience in risk management will prove advantageous. At consultant grade, the role consists of being an integral member of client delivery teams and supporting subject matter experts. Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate that they can manage multiple tasks and projects. They would also need to have the capacity to take on greater responsibilities as they develop within the firm. They should be of an inquisitive mindset and interested in constantly updating and developing their professional and technical skills. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? No, except on occasion Amount of time client based approximately 70% Opportunity for job sharing? No Need to travel/overnight stays away from home Yes, as required from the engagement Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes, within reason Amount of time PwC office based approximately 30% Requirements Degree preferably in a quantitative/economics/business discipline. Accountancy/finance qualification desirable. An impressive track record in operational risk, with experience in one or more of the following: * Implementing and embedding an operational risk management framework * Implementing and embedding a target operating model for operational / enterprise risk management * Measurement of operational risk * Selection and implementation of tools to support operational risk management * LEAN or process improvement skills Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retails & commercial banking, or insurance. Previous consulting experience desirable but not essential A good understanding of the role of risk management in helping an organisation achieves its business goals. Effective communication and presentation skills Good interpersonal skills to support working with colleagues and clients. Our Competencies At PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'. These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency. You can also find out more about our competencies by following the below link. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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Permanent

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Full time

Who we are looking for The Risk group within Consulting at PwC is looking for a number of risk management staff to supplement its risk management frameworks and infrastructure (RMFI) team. The roles are required to expand and strengthen both our financial services specific and wider corporate client base. Key areas covered by the RMFI group are: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business Building the operations to support the risk management framework Risk architecture design and implementation Design and implementation of Risk Target Operating Models (TOMs) The role focuses on helping our clients strengthen all aspects of their risk management frameworks including the design of effective risk governance structures and control infrastructures to support consistent management of varied risks ranging from operational and technology risk to credit, market and counterparty risk. Many of our large corporate clients are under increasing regulatory pressure to demonstrate compliance with mandatory risk frameworks. For this consultant role, broad, or detailed specific, risk experience particularly at the enterprise risk level is required. Knowledge of risk management models, such as COSO is also highly desirable. A good background in consulting, or other client facing role, together with an understanding and interest in risk management concepts are the main requirements. For those with experience in Financial Services familiarity with Basel II/III (Banking) and/or Insolvency (Insurance) is also expected. About the role Additional information The Risk team supports some of the UK's largest corporate organisations and the role provides the individual with significant development opportunities that arise through working in a high growth area. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? (sometimes) Amount of time client based? (70%) Opportunity for job sharing? (No) Need to travel/overnight stays away from home?(Yes as required by individual assignments) Opportunity for flexible working hours? (Yes) Amount of time PwC office based (20-30%) Requirements The following skills are required for this role: Essential skills: Degree Previous risk management framework and infrastructure experience An ability to map processes identify from a risk management perspective. Development and measurement of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) Experience of target operating models for risk functions Desirable skills: Experience of performing a risk related role working in one or more of: 1. An insurer or bank 2. Other large corporate organisations 3. Consultancy role delivering services to 1 or 2 Consulting skills Good communication skills An ability to identify and analyse key risk related information A record of delivering quality work for clients; demonstrating an understanding of the client's business and relevant professional standards and maintaining respectful client relationships. An ability to collect and utilise current, role-relevant business and industry trend information. An ability to plan and deliver work against tight deadlines. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Who we are looking for The Financial Services Risk group within Consulting at PwC advises leading financial services organisations on a wide variety of risk and capital management issues. These range from regulatory requirements such as Basel III and Solvency II, to operational assignments such as defining and setting risk appetite and embedding risk management through the organisation. We have a number of roles available in our rapidly growing practice. We are seeking individuals at all grades, based in London and on client sites, focussing on credit risk. About the role We provide a full suite of risk and capital management services covering the full range of risk disciplines, assisting our clients in: Risk management frameworks and operations: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business, and building the infrastructure to support the delivery of risk management in the business Risk regulation: Understanding and responding to risk-related regulatory developments Risk quantification, valuation, and modelling: Leveraging quantitative tools and techniques to support business decisions Risk technology: Design and implementation of technology to support the timely and effective management of risk Specialist risk disciplines: Design and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes relating to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and insurance risk, as well as capital management This role is focussed on credit and credit risk management, although wider experience in risk management will prove advantageous. The role will require experience and understanding of credit risk management frameworks and an understanding of the developing regulatory framework in relation to credit risk. This is likely to include experience of the key elements of a credit risk framework including, risk rating and limits, portfolio analysis and the general systems and controls for the management of credit risk across a firm. Experience across any major assets class is relevant however corporate and investment banking credit risk experience is particularly desirable. At consultant grade, the role consists of delivering projects for the client as part of a team, and may include leading small teams. Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate that they can manage multiple tasks and projects. They would also need to have the capacity to take on greater responsibilities as they develop within the firm. They should be of an inquisitive mindset and interested in constantly updating and developing their professional and technical skills. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? No, except on occasion Amount of time client based approximately 70% Opportunity for job sharing? No Need to travel/overnight stays away from home Yes, as required from the engagement Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes, within reason Amount of time PwC office based approximately 30% Requirements Degree preferably in a quantitative/economics/business discipline. Accountancy/finance qualification desirable. An impressive track record in credit and credit risk management, with experience in one or more of the following: * Practical experience of counterparty, collateral and credit lending/exposure management * Overall credit risk management operating models including core governance, controls, analytical frameworks and infrastructure * Credit risk policy, rating and limit frameworks * Key portfolio credit risk parameters, performance measures and KPIs * Credit collections, recoveries and provisioning frameworks * Credit risk stress testing and contingency planning * Internal and regulatory credit reporting * Credit risk data requirements and challenges Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and industry developments in particular including the latest Basel and CRD challenges Practical experience in industry preferably with experience of mid-large corporate and investment banking credit risk. Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retails & commercial banking, or insurance. Previous consulting experience desirable but not essential A good understanding of the role of risk management in helping an organisation achieves its business goals. Effective communication and presentation skills Good interpersonal skills to support working with colleagues and clients. Our Competencies At PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'. These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency. You can also find out more about our competencies by following the below link. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Who we are looking for The Financial Services Risk group within Consulting at PwC advises leading financial services organisations on a wide variety of risk and capital management issues. These range from regulatory requirements such as Basel III and Solvency II, to operational assignments such as defining and setting risk appetite and embedding risk management through the organisation. We have a number of roles available in our rapidly growing practice. We are seeking individuals at consultant grade, based in London and on client sites, focussing on risk technology. About the role We provide a full suite of risk and capital management services covering the full range of risk disciplines, assisting our clients in: Risk management frameworks and operations: Designing the framework within which risk is managed in the business, and building the infrastructure to support the delivery of risk management in the business Risk regulation: Understanding and responding to risk-related regulatory developments Risk quantification, valuation, and modelling: Leveraging quantitative tools and techniques to support business decisions Risk technology and data: Analysis, specification, design, and provision of technology and data to support the effective management of risk, including architecture and data linkages to other functions, e.g. finance, operations Specialist risk disciplines: Design and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes relating to credit risk, market risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and insurance risk, as well as capital management This role is focussed on risk technology and data, although wider experience in risk management will prove advantageous. At consultant grade, the role consists of delivering projects for the client as part of a team, and may include leading small teams. Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate that they can manage multiple tasks and projects. They would also need to have the capacity to take on greater responsibilities as they develop within the firm. They should be of an inquisitive mindset and interested in constantly updating and developing their professional and technical skills. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? No, except on occasion Amount of time client based approximately 70% Opportunity for job sharing? No Need to travel/overnight stays away from home Yes, as required from the engagement Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes, within reason Amount of time PwC office based approximately 30% Requirements Degree in a technology / quantitative discipline essential Pursuit of formal risk management qualification (eg from IRM, PRMIA, GARP) advantageous An demonstrable track record in success in risk technology, with practical experience in a minimum of two or more of the following: * Architecture - definition of logical, information, and technical architectures to support credit, market, or liquidity risk management; * Project management end to end project management of IT focused projects in financial services; * Business analysis analysis and documentation of business requirements for IT focused credit, market, or liquidity risk projects * Data modelling development of logical, conceptual, and physical data models, data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams in financial markets, particularly related to credit, market, or liquidity risk. Experience in the financial services sector, within capital markets, retails & commercial banking, or insurance. Previous consulting experience highly desirable A good understanding of the role of risk management in helping an organisation achieves its business goals, and in the industry trends and drivers shaping the change agenda for financial services firms, Effective communication and presentation skills Good interpersonal skills to support working with colleagues and clients. Our Competencies Our people need to demonstrate a defined set of core skills and behaviours. We refer to these as our global core competencies. They're integral to who we are as a firm and form the basis of our people appraisal process. We will also assess you against them within our recruitment process to benchmark your own skills and behaviours. We recommend you visit the below web page to find out more about our global core competencies and to consider how your own experiences will align against them. This will help you through the recruitment process with us. http:// ... /uk/en/careers/experienced/applying-to-pwc.jhtml